Bootjack



y 1952 I I D. OBLUSTEEL 2,603,393

- BOOTJACK Filed Sepia. '27, 1948 David 0.61 as'Z'eeZ I v W ATTORNEY Patented July 15, 1952 UNITED STATES AT NT. 'oFF-IcE j This invention relates to a combined bootjack and hanger, and more particularly to a; type thereof which is adapted to be suspended from a suitable support when employed as a hanger, or to be collapsed for storage when not in use.

The object of the invention is to provide a structure of this character which will help the user to maintain his boots in excellent condition.

Another object of the invention is to provide a structure of the kind specified which can be converted from one use to the other by a simple manipulation of the parts thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device, as and for the purposes set forth, which is extremely simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view illustrating the bootjack supporting a pair of boots;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the bootjack with the parts in the position of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the bootjack with the parts in the position of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a side elevational view, illustrating the use of the bootjack for removing a boot;

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the device comprises a flat elongated platform or foot rest l preferably fabricated of wood. A screw eye [I secured to the platform It adjacent the top end thereof carries a ring |2 by means of which it may be suspended from a suitable support for use as a hanger for a pair of boots and other articles of personal use; the top end also being provided with a central aperture It for its like suspension and a pair of oppositely disposed notches I and It in the side edges thereof from which the aforesaid articles of personal use, such as clothing, fishing gear, and the like can be hung.

A triple hinge I1 is secured to the other end of the platform It] and a portion of the hinge is secured by screws 20 to each of a pair of holders I8 and IS. The holders I8 and I9 are of similar construction and each is provided with a cut-out or recess 2| in its outer end and shaped to conform to that of the heel portion of a boot. For maintaining the holders l8 and I9 immobile with respect to the platform H], a pair of oppositely Application September 27, 1948, Serial No. 51,326 1 Claim. (01. 223) disposed braces 22 fabricated of a suitable metal are each detachably connected at one of their ends by means of screw eye 23 to the side edges of the holders l8 and I9 and have the other end of each provided with a slot 24 to jointly engage over the shank of a headed screw 26 which is secured in a side edge of the platform ID. A cord 21, Figure 1, is provided for each of the holders l8 and I9 and is trained through the screw eye 23 on the holders for releasably securing a boot 28 which is being supported thereon. Each of the holders l8 and I9 is provided with a metal strap 29, Figure 3, for a purpose to be subsequently described. The straps 29 have one end pivotally connected to the holders by a pin 30, and the other end of the strap 29 is provided with a slot 3| to engage under the headed end of a rivet 32 which projects from the holder. For causing pivotal movement of the straps 29, a curved finger-engaging portion 33 is formed on the end of the straps 29 adjacent to slot 3|.

In use, referring to Figure 1, the bootjack is shown with the holders I8 and I9 arranged at right angles with respect to the platform I0 and releasably maintained in that position by means of the braces 22. Thus, Figure 1 illustrates a boot 28 (left side) having its heel supported on the holder I8 and its sole resting on the brace 29 which extends across the cut-out 2|. The boot 28 is conveniently supported in this position, as when a wet boot is being dried, and the boot 28 is releasably secured thereon by means of the cord 21. The boot 28 (right side of Figure 1) is supported upside down on the holder I9, as for storage purposes and the boot upper rests on the brace 29 with the cord 21 trained over the boot for maintaining the latter immobile.

Referring to Figure 4, the bootjack is shown with its parts adjusted for use in removing a boot 28. Thus, the holder |9 is arranged so that it is in alignment with the platform l0, and the holder [8 is arranged so that it is at right angles to the platform l0 and provides a support for the latter. To remove the boot from the foot, the user places one foot on the platform l0 and places the back portion of the other boot in the recess 2| in the holder I9 and raises the foot out of the boot.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as many modifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown and described, it is to be understood that allmatter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

' 3 I claim: In a boot jack, an elongated rectangular member constituting a platform, a triple leaf hinge having its central leaf secured to an end of said platform, a pair of boot supporting members of elongated rectangular form, each of the other leaves of said hinge being secured to a supporting surface of a boot supporting member adjacent to one end of the member, said supporting members being disposed in right angular relationwith respect to each other and one of the same in alignment with the hinge supporting end of the platform, oppositely and inwardly inclined brace elements extending from the opposite side edges of said supporting members and of the platform, means detachably securing one of the ends vof said brace elements to the said one supporting member and to said platform, and other means for securing the other ends of said brace-elements commonly to the other of said supporting members said platform and the said one supporting memberbeing supported in inclined positionby the other supportingmember with the-said one supporting member extending from the upper end of the platform, said supporting members each having a recess in its outer end for the engagement of the heel portion of a boot therewith.

DAVID OBLUSTEEL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this; atent:

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